Now Adonai saw that Leah was unloved, so he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
Acts 7:8 - Tree of Life Version “Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. So he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and so Isaac with Jacob, and Jacob with the twelve patriarchs. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [God] made with Abraham a covenant (an agreement to be religiously observed) of which circumcision was the seal. And under these circumstances [Abraham] became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac [did so] when he became the father of Jacob, and Jacob [when each of his sons was born], the twelve patriarchs. [Gen. 17:10-14; 21:2-4; 25:26; 29:31-35; 30:1-24; 35:16-26.] American Standard Version (1901) And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. Common English Bible God gave him the covenant confirmed through circumcision. Accordingly, eight days after Isaac’s birth, Abraham circumcised him. Isaac did the same with Jacob, and Jacob with the twelve patriarchs. Catholic Public Domain Version And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he conceived Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac conceived Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve Patriarchs. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. |
Now Adonai saw that Leah was unloved, so he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
Then they traveled from Beth-El, and while they were still a distance from entering Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, but her labor was difficult.
Now as her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Ben-Oni, but his father named him Benjamin.
Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
Because Moses has given you circumcision (though it is not from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on Shabbat.
“Brothers, I can confidently tell you that the patriarch David died and was buried—his tomb is with us to this day.
In what state then was it credited? While circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised!
Brothers and sisters, I speak in human terms: even with a man’s covenant, once it has been confirmed, no one cancels it or adds to it.
What I am saying is this: Torah, which came 430 years later, does not cancel the covenant previously confirmed by God, so as to make the promise ineffective.
Now see how great this man is! Even Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth out of the plunder.